WILSON v. UNION PAC. R. CO.

No. 7536.

119 Utah 632 (1951)

231 P.2d 715

WILSON v. UNION PAC. R. CO.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing denied October 4, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rawlings, Wallace, Black, Roberts & Black and Wayne L. Black, all of Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Bryan P. Leverich, M.J. Bronson, A.U. Miner, Howard F. Coray and D.A. Alsup, all of Salt Lake City, for respondent.


WOLFE, Chief Justice.

This case involves an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., hereafter called the F.E.L.A., and the Safety Appliance Act for injuries sustained by the plaintiff when he fell from the end ladder of defendant's box car. The complaint charged defendant with using in interstate commerce a car which was not equipped with a secure ladder, in violation of the Safety Appliance Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 11, and...

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